كركدن
Arabic
Etymology
From Classical Syriac ܟܪܟܕܢܐ (karkǝḏānā, “rhinoceros”), from Middle Persian klg (karg, “rhinoceros; horn”) + -dʾn' (-dān, “bearer, holder”), ultimately from Sanskrit खड्ग (khaḍga, “rhinoceros; literally sword bearer”); compare with Persian کرگدن (kargadan) and Hindi खाँग (khāṅg).
Noun
كَرْكَدَّن or كَرْكَدَنّ • (karkaddan or karkadann) m
- rhinoceros
- Synonyms: حَرِيش (ḥarīš), وَحِيد قَرْن (waḥīd qarn)
- ellipsis of كَرْكَدَّن الْبَحْر (karkaddan al-baḥr, “sea unicorn, narwhal”)
- Synonym: حَرِيش (ḥarīš)
Declension
| singular | basic singular triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | كَرْكَدَّن; كَرْكَدَنّ karkaddan; karkadann |
الْكَرْكَدَّن; الْكَرْكَدَنّ al-karkaddan; al-karkadann |
كَرْكَدَّن; كَرْكَدَنّ karkaddan; karkadann |
| nominative | كَرْكَدَّنٌ; كَرْكَدَنٌّ karkaddanun; karkadannun |
الْكَرْكَدَّنُ; الْكَرْكَدَنُّ al-karkaddanu; al-karkadannu |
كَرْكَدَّنُ; كَرْكَدَنُّ karkaddanu; karkadannu |
| accusative | كَرْكَدَّنًا; كَرْكَدَنًّا karkaddanan; karkadannan |
الْكَرْكَدَّنَ; الْكَرْكَدَنَّ al-karkaddana; al-karkadanna |
كَرْكَدَّنَ; كَرْكَدَنَّ karkaddana; karkadanna |
| genitive | كَرْكَدَّنٍ; كَرْكَدَنٍّ karkaddanin; karkadannin |
الْكَرْكَدَّنِ; الْكَرْكَدَنِّ al-karkaddani; al-karkadanni |
كَرْكَدَّنِ; كَرْكَدَنِّ karkaddani; karkadanni |
References
- Freytag, Georg (1837) “كركدن”, in Lexicon arabico-latinum praesertim ex Djeuharii Firuzabadiique et aliorum Arabum operibus adhibitis Golii quoque et aliorum libris confectum[1] (in Latin), volume 4, Halle: C. A. Schwetschke, page 28
- Wehr, Hans (1979) “كركدن”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN, page 961
- Wehr, Hans with Kropfitsch, Lorenz (1985) “كركدن”, in Arabisches Wörterbuch für die Schriftsprache der Gegenwart[2] (in German), 5th edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, published 2011, →ISBN, page 1096